I was going to
have to provoke him and see what he did. I turned and sized him up. He looked
about five ten and weighed close to two-twenty. Had a bit of a gut. But he was
wearing a holster holding two guns that I could see and who knew what else.
This might backfire in a big way. Even if he was guilty he could still deny
everything. He could also kill me.

Summary: Trying to mo on and be a normal teenage boy isn’t easy with
bodyguards trailing you everywhere, friends who betray you, pests and
antagonists who care more about you than you guessed. Throw in intense workouts
for both basketball and LCT – the martial arts training taught by the Mission
League along with normal school stuff and Spencer is in deep. The real
chokepoint comes when the bad guys get around Spencer’s bodyguards though. They
are willing to destroy anything – or anyone – in their way.

Notes: Chokepoint is the second in
the Mission League Chronicles, a series about an unsaved boy who joins a
Christian Spy Group for teens just to keep out of the military school his
grandmother is threatening him with.

As the
series progresses he learns of his parents’ history with the league, develops
some friends, gets introduced to spiritual gifts – including the gift of
prophecy – which he has, and discovers that he may be the fulfillment of a
prophecy himself and therefore a key target for the enemy. In this series there
are good and bad examples set by all of the characters but it is pointed out
clearly which are which most of the time so the teenage reader isn’t left doubting
which is right and which is wrong. Purity is a common resounding theme as
Spencer learns how to treat girls with respect and decency.

In
this book, Spencer pursues a girl from the Mission League who tells him she has
no intention of kissing anyone until marriage. His friend Gabe challenges him
to not “treat girls like meat” and to be careful not to lead them on.

There
is also the continuing element of Spencer’s need for salvation. He has not made
the choice to put his trust in Christ yet. His doesn’t yet believe prayer will
accomplish anything for him.

Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 5/5

Reviewer: J:-)mi

2 Timothy 2:22 – Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue
righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out
of apureheart.

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